the job is fast-paced and challenging, and as kate rogers reports, the united nationses is just one of the places where those skills can be put to work. >> reporter: several years ago, giai alberdon was working as a translator in a peace keeping mission in lebanon. today she's putting her skills to use at the united nations, translating documents from english and french into her native arabic. she's also working on her spanish, taking classes twice a week. >> ever since i was in school, i was fascinated with foreign languages and cultures. so, it was in high school when i decided that i wanted to do this. >> reporter: positions at the u.n. are highly coveted and translators work on tight deadlines. >> the united nations is a political organization dealing with of sensitive issues and the member states demand the best from the translators. and we cannot afford the second quality. >> reporter: but the payoff is getting to be a part of something greater than just one's own career. >> i think the best part of the job is the multi-cultural environment. we come from different cultures, backg